Eritrea’s AFCON place in doubt after players disappear in South Africa
Al Jazeera
Seven of the 10 players that travelled from Eritrea didn’t return home after their 4-1 win over Eswatini on March 31.
Eritrea’s participation in the Africa Cup of Nations preliminaries is in question after seven of their 10 local footballers disappeared following their victory in Eswatini last month.
The players went missing after Eritrea completed a 4-1 aggregate triumph over Eswatini on March 31 – a result that secured them a spot in the group-stage qualifiers for the continental showpiece.
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